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| News Release |
Date: Sept. 24, 2009 |
Coast Guard hoists injured man 24 miles from Cape Flattery |
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SEATTLE — The Coast Guard hoisted an injured man from a cruise ship 24 miles northwest of Cape Flattery, Wash., Thursday. The crew of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Group/Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., medically evacuated the man from the Celebrity Cruises’ vessel Mercury. At approximately 4:40 a.m. the Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria, British Columbia, requested assistance from Coast Guard Group Port Angeles for a 70-year-old man having medical issues. The helicopter crew transported the man to Victoria General Hospital. |
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